Note for DiskDB users: DaVinci Resolve 14.0b6 requires a DiskDB upgrade from any previous version. We recommend that you backup your existing database before performing an upgrade. Once you upgrade the database, you will not be able to access the projects from older versions.

Please review the list below for inclusions from the last beta and if you are moving from v12.5 make sure to back up your project database first.

New items in this beta.Added basic support for audio playback from nested timelines and compound clips in the timelineAdded support for rendering multiple buses in the Deliver pageAdded support for AC-3 audio in MTS and Quicktime files on Windows and MacAdded support for additional clip metadata in CinemaDNG files, including shutter, ISO, focal length and lens informationAdded support for viewing location metadata for QuickTime clips with geotaggingAdded support for viewing location metadata on Blackmagic Design CinemaDNG clipsImproved playback performance of 10-bit 4K H.264 mediaImproved audio decoding and scrubbing performance for compressed audio codecsAdded support for an option to switch between overwrite mode and layering mode when editing audio clipsAdded support for onboarding in DaVinci Resolve 14Added support for RED Wide Gamut colorspace and Log3G10 gamma in Resolve Color ManagementAdded options for simple tone mapping in Resolve FX Gamut Mapping to compress/expand the default mappingImproved controls for the Face Refinement plugin including finer tint control, upper lip smoothening and aging effectsAdded support for manual IP configuration for DaVinci Mini panelsAdded a media pool option to only Show Clips with Audio or Show All Clips in the Fairlight pageAdded ability to access the Bus Assign dialog in the Deliver pageAdded support for manually updating thumbnails in the Project ManagerAdded support to ARRI look (CDL + LUT) for Alexa SXT Quicktime clipsImproved color match behavior for X-Rite Color Checker Classic color chartAdded support for Two-up/Four-up editing previews to show the composited view when trimming against a gapReorganized the Workspace menuAddressed an issue where scrolling vertically on the Edit page may cause some clips to be invisibleAddressed an issue in the Fairlight page where fade-in and fade-out handles of the same audio clip could be dragged to overlap one anotherAddressed issues with mouse actions on locked tracks on the Fairlight pageAddressed an issue where the state of the Dim Volume mode would not be persisted across an application restartAddressed an issue where playback was stopped when finishing the recording of an audio clipAddressed an issue where enabling automation for a stereo track would create a 5dB offset between the left and right channelsAddressed an issue where clips could not be dragged into some tracks in the Fairlight page after a project loadAddressed inconsistent behavior when selecting or editing clips in locked tracks in the Fairlight pageAddressed an issue where stepping frames in the source viewer would not play audioAddressed an issue where playing clips with audio tracks from a network drive would result in audio artifactsAddressed an issue where editing the In/Out points of a timeline audio clip in the source viewer would not workAddressed a crash when adding adaptive tracks of more than 8 channelsAddressed an issue where crossfades placed on clips on the top layer would not fade across layersAddressed an issue where changing a track name in the Fairlight page would not reflect on the Edit pageAddressed an issue where marking and deleting a portion of an audio-video clip would leave the right side unlinkedAddressed an issue where adding a timeline clip to the timeline via the timeline viewer overlay would sometimes cause a crashAddressed inconsistent behavior when editing linked clips with Linked Selection turned on/offAddressed inconsistent behavior with snapping of audio clips in the Edit pageAddressed an issue with the SDI output when performing a Timeline CompareAddressed a crash when decomposing multiple compound clips in placeAddressed a crash when using some Red Giant Universe OFX plugins on WindowsAddressed an issue where adding a clip to a new color group invalidated its render cacheAddressed a sensitivity issue with Editing sizing controls on the DaVinci Resolve Mini panelAddressed an issue where grading controls on DaVinci Mini Panels would become unresponsive in the Cinema Viewer mode in a Collaboration projectAddressed an issue where opening a collaboration project with a different Resolve version would log out existing usersAddressed an issue where the Advanced stabilizer would not produce good results on retimed clipsAddressed an issue where performing window tracking would sometimes jump to the next clipAddressed an where the stabilization would only get applied to one eye on a stereoscopic 3D timelineAddressed an issue with generating LUTs in Resolve Color Management, ACES and ACEScc projectsAddressed an issue with the ResolveFX match move plugin where on-screen controls temporarily became unresponsive after loading a saved projectAddressed an issue where having both the Gallery and OpenFX visible in low resolution screens led to overlapping UI elementsAddressed an issue where dragging bins between media pool windows would not workAddressed an issue where changes to a clip’s Dynamic Zoom would not invalidate its render cacheAddressed an issue where searching Media Pool entries by marker notes would cause a crashAddressed an issue where floating Media Pool windows may be hidden under the main window when switching applications in Linux and WindowsAddressed an issue where navigating using arrow-keys in the Media Pool would not work correctlyAddressed an issue in Linux where Resolve would not respond after opening a Fusion Connect clip till Fusion was closedAddressed an issue where the alpha channel for DNxHR 444 Quicktime clips would not be rendered on Windows and LinuxAddressed an issue where Resolve would sometimes crash on exit after opening some H.264 clipsAddressed an issue where stills would not get copied and saved correctly when performing a Save As on a projectAddressed an issue where playing back 23.976 fps clips in the Color page would give a warning about non-native video ratesAddressed an issue where a disconnected PostgreSQL database would show as incompatibleAddressed an issue where some render jobs would incorrectly warn of insufficient write permissionsAddressed an issue where copying a clip in media management copied all mattes in the projectAddressed an issue where Revert to Save would sometimes lead to a crashAddressed an issue where the sources for an HDRx clip were inverted when grading the clip in a groupGeneral performance and stability improvements